Impeachment Argument

The Lefty blogosphere has differing views of impeachment over George W. Bush.

Gordo

This week, Sheehan and other activists had to be arrested when they refused to leave the office of Rep. John Conyers, who has worked as hard as anyone in Washington to expose the misdeeds of President Bush. Conyers has also used his considerable influence to push for an end to the war. So what has he done to earn the anger of Sheehan and her fellow demonstrators? He has refused to initiate impeachment hearings that would have no effect beyond the polarization of the congress. A polarization at the exact moment when Democrats need just six more Republican Senators to support withdrawal from Iraq.

Blogenfreude

Hundreds more will die in Iraq;

Thousands more will lose their right to vote;

Thousands more will give up on returning to New Orleans;

Millions more will be spent on a war we can't win;

More right wing bigots will be put on the federal bench;

This administration will further degrade the rule of law.

The Senate will never get the 68 votes to impeach Bush. There would be very little polarization with the American people if Democrats attempted to impeach Dick Cheney. The Sith Lord has shown an utter distain for the American people and media. Which explains why he had dismal approval ratings before things went south for the White House. I still don't see the 68 votes.

There are many Republican that would love to see Cheney go. They figure that without Cheney, Bush will change policies and message that will help Republicans win in 2008. If Bush was that astute his administration wouldn't have been plagued with the problems it has had in the last 7 years. All those problems can be traced to Cheney. Valerie Plame, the energy commission, Guantanamo Bay and Iraq are just a few.

What Democrats can do is hold a united front. They caved on the FISA bill. Regardless of how they vote, Republicans are going to say Democrats are terroist enablers. There is no reason to bow down on a horrible bill to a President with approval ratings that would make Nixon cringe.